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Why not make coaches contracts all performance based and eliminate guaranteed money?
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:16 pm
It seems like that would make more sense and would eliminate these ridiculous guaranteed contracts!
It seems pretty straight forward (referring to the elite conferences):
Get $1M for each victory and $500,000 for a loss.
You have a great year and win 12-13 games and make $12-13M.
Your team has a horrible year and your check will reflect that!
Although this has not happened, yet, the thought of paying a horrible coach like DeBoer around $70M to leave town because he's a failure is absolutely ridiculous!
It seems pretty straight forward (referring to the elite conferences):
Get $1M for each victory and $500,000 for a loss.
You have a great year and win 12-13 games and make $12-13M.
Your team has a horrible year and your check will reflect that!
Although this has not happened, yet, the thought of paying a horrible coach like DeBoer around $70M to leave town because he's a failure is absolutely ridiculous!
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Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:18 pm to homemadeshine
That would never work because it makes to much sense.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:19 pm to homemadeshine
No one would go for that. No job security.
You’re not wrong just saying it’s highly doubtful
You’re not wrong just saying it’s highly doubtful
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:28 pm to homemadeshine
Because it is a sellers market. There are only a handful of elite coaches. They will almost certainly demand a contract with guaranteed money and a buyout.
If a school offers a 100% performance based contract with no buyout they might get a young coach who likes to gamble and bets on himself. But that school will not be able to get a successful established coach unless they offer something obscene like $2 million per win.
If a school offers a 100% performance based contract with no buyout they might get a young coach who likes to gamble and bets on himself. But that school will not be able to get a successful established coach unless they offer something obscene like $2 million per win.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:40 pm to homemadeshine
Because capitalism.
Coach X wins.
Team A wants to win.
Team B wants to win.
Team C wants to win.
Team A says we’ll pay you based on performance.
Team B says we’ll pay you a good salary. (Unless you’re fired)
Team C says we’ll guarantee that same salary.
Team C wins.
Coach X wins.
Team A wants to win.
Team B wants to win.
Team C wants to win.
Team A says we’ll pay you based on performance.
Team B says we’ll pay you a good salary. (Unless you’re fired)
Team C says we’ll guarantee that same salary.
Team C wins.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:43 pm to thenza
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Team C wins.
This.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:01 pm to homemadeshine
“Market rate. Blah.blah.blah”
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:08 pm to homemadeshine
Because there are too many variables. An injury, an NIL issue, a bust, etc. asking a competent coach to stake his family’s well being on a bunch of 17-24 year olds is how the best minds in the game seek other careers.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:14 pm to homemadeshine
Paying all coaches ridiculously huge guaranteed contracts is a ticking time bomb for every program.
Most coaches don't work out, the odds of you having to fire somebody in a few years is very high.
Half the SEC is bleeding money right now to ex-coaches and the Alabama will soon be joining them.
I'm fine with big contracts for big performers, but contracts should be structure in a way that bad results on the field reduce the buyout.
Most coaches don't work out, the odds of you having to fire somebody in a few years is very high.
Half the SEC is bleeding money right now to ex-coaches and the Alabama will soon be joining them.
I'm fine with big contracts for big performers, but contracts should be structure in a way that bad results on the field reduce the buyout.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:16 pm to StansberryRules
Let this philosophy apply to the players too.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:18 pm to homemadeshine
That’s like getting a job that only pays commission, and telling everyone else they are dumb for taking salary. Idk
Posted on 9/5/25 at 9:47 pm to homemadeshine
Free market. Will run to the edge of collapse, perhaps slightly past.
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:51 pm to JayAg
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That’s like getting a job that only pays commission, and telling everyone else they are dumb for taking salary.
Commission? Please tell me how getting a half million dollars for a loss is commission. The coach is going to get paid regardless of the outcomes. I have friends that make great money on full commission jobs, but they have to work their rears off and don't get a half million dollar payday waiting for them if they don't produce anything.
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